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IED kills airman in Iraq


Staff report
Posted : Monday Jun 25, 2007 11:25:09 EDT

A security forces airman died Saturday in Iraq after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, the Air Force announced Monday.

Airman 1st Class Jason D. Nathan, 22, of Macon, Ga., was on patrol at the time of the IED attack. Officials said he was on gunner duty with his squad in support of a very difficult Iraqi police transition team mission when the IED detonated.

Nathan, of the 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, was assigned in Iraq to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Detachment 6 at Camp Speicher.

The 48th Fighter Wing at Lakenheath will conduct a memorial ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday in Hangar 6.

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Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason D. Nathan died June 23 in Iraq of wounds suffered when an IED exploded near his vehicle while on patrol.Nathan was assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England.

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